Knicks' Raymond Felton diagnosed with fractured right pinkie

View full sizeKnicks' point guard Raymond Felton was diagnosed with a fractured right pinkie. Victor Decolongon/Getty Images

As if the Knicks could afford any more injuries, it's been reported that Raymond Felton was diagnosed with a fractured right pinkie after having X-Rays on the digit at halftime of the Knicks' thrilling last-second win over the Phoenix Suns, Wednesday night.

There is no timetable for a return to the lineup until Felton gets a second look at his finger as he heads back to the New York area. And he'll be doing so on Thursday, which means he will not join the team on the final leg of their three-game road trip that culminates in Sacramento, Friday night.

Felton injured his right pinkie when he chased after a loose ball in the third quarter of the Knicks' Christmas day loss to the Los Angeles Lakers as he and Lakers' point guard Steve Nash both lunged at the ball. Nash tried to tap it away while Felton tried to corral it and the ball bent the finger outward.

The tough-minded floor general was already dealing with bone bruises on each hand -- and his shot had suffered accordingly in recent weeks -- so there's no telling how big of a blow this can be to his game once he finally returns.

One thing is certain, though, and that is the Knicks' backcourt rotation just got a lot older as 39-year old Jason Kidd and 35-year old Pablo Prigioni will will have to play major minutes until Felton is ready to go.